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A man with a Bible stands on the debris of homes destroyed by mudslides on the third day of rescue efforts in Petropolis, Brazil, Friday, Feb. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

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Brazil’s deadly mudslides reflect neglect, climate change
By DIANE JEANTET - Associated Press
Fri,02/18/22-11:26AM , 152 Reads
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The landslides that devastated Petropolis this week demolished houses and ripped families apart, scarred hillsides and hearts, left at least 136 dead and more than 200 missing.

And it was all largely predictable -- and to some degree, preventable.
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Beachgoers congregate on Fort Beach in Cabo Frio, Brazil, Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. G.A.S Consulting & Technology, a cryptocurrency investment firm founded by Glaidson Acacio dos Santos, a former waiter-turned-multimillionaire who is the central figure in what is alleged to be one of Brazil’s biggest-ever pyramid schemes, was based in the beach town dos Santos called home. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

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Bitcoin pyramid schemes wreak havoc on Brazil's 'New Egypt'
By DIANE JEANTET - Associated Press
Sat,01/22/22-8:42AM , 122 Reads
CABO FRIO, Brazil (AP) — In April, Brazil's federal police stormed the helipad of a boutique seaside hotel in Rio de Janeiro state, where they busted two men and a woman loading a chopper with 7 million reais ($1.3 million) in neatly packed bills.
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